Cancer data online
Australian Cancer Incidence and Mortality (ACIM) books
These are newly developed interactive Excel workbooks of tables and graphs by age and sex for 'all cancers' and the major cancers, for incidence from 1982 to 2004 and mortality from 1968 to 2005.
Cancer incidence data cubes
There are two cancer incidence data cubes, one age-specific and the second age-standardised, with data from 1982 to 2003:
- The age-specific data cube includes the number of new cases and age-specific rates for all registrable cancers by year of diagnosis, sex and 5-year age groups.
- The age-standardised data cube includes the number of new cases and age-standardised incidence rates by year of diagnosis, sex and 5-year age groups. Rates can be age-standardised to the Australian 2001 Population Standard or the World Health Organization's World 2000 Population Standard.
Excel tables
Several Excel tables are available which present data on the most common cancers, trends in age-standardised incidence rates and state and territory 5-year averages.
General Record of Incidence of Mortality (GRIM) books
The AIHW has compiled long-term mortality data on selected causes of death by age and sex for each year from the beginning of the 20th century, called the GRIM (General Record of Incidence of Mortality) books. They are interactive Excel workbooks updated annually containing comprehensive long-term mortality data on selected causes of death by age and sex for each year.
National hospital morbidity data cubes
The interactive national hospital morbidity data page contains links to a number of data cubes containing information on the principal diagnoses, procedures and diagnosis related groups (DRGs) of patients admitted to Australian hospitals. Data are also available on the principal diagnosis of patients in specialised psychiatric care. The source of these data is the National Hospital Morbidity Database. This database, compiled by the Institute from data supplied by the State and Territory health authorities, is a collection of records for admitted patients separated from public and private hospitals in Australia.